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The Convention on Biological Diversity Year in Review 2010 Year in Review 2010 The Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity United Nations Environment Programme 413 St. Jacques Street West, Suite 800 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 1N9 Phone: +1 (514) 288 2220 Fax: +1 (514) 288 6588 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.cbd.int © 2011 by the Secretariat for the Convention on Biological Diversity All rights reserved. Published 2011 Printed in Canada ISBN: 92-9225-320-4 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The views reported in this publication do not necessarily represent those of the Convention on Biological Diversity. This publication may be reproduced for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission from the copyright holders, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. The Secretariat of the Convention would appreciate receiving a copy of any publications that use this document as a source. Local catalogue record: Year in Review 2010 / Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Summary: “This publication reviews the key activities undertaken by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity in the year 2010.”—Provided by publisher. ISBN: 92-9225-320-4 1. Biodiversity – International cooperation 2. Conservation of natural resources – International cooperation. 3. Conservation of natural resources – Citizen participation 4. Biodiversity conservation I. Convention on Biological Diversity (1992). Periodicals. II. United Nations. QH75.A1 C66 Photo credits: All photos courtesy of the CBD Secretariat unless stated otherwise: Cover: Hemera Technologies / AbleStock / Thinkstock Page 8: Photos left to right courtesy of Thomas Koehler / photothek.net, Joel Rocha /SMCS, China Environment News; Bottom left photo courtesy of The German Ministries for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)/GEO Page 9: Photo, left, courtesy of AMNH / R. Mickens Page 10: Stamps courtesy of Iraqi Telecommunications and Post Company, Trinidad and Tobago Postal Corporation, CTT, Swiss Post, India Post, Poste Maroc, Maltapost, São Tomé e Príncipe, South African Post Office, Syrian Post; Bermuda Aquarium photo courtesy of Alison Copeland Page 11: Top left photo courtesy of Montes del Plata–Bioparque M’Bopicuá; Top right photo courtesy of The Green Wave 2010 Page 12: Top left photo courtesy of the Swedish Ministry of the Environment Page 14: Photo courtesy of Facade Photos: Rolf Kuchling, EEA, Graphic: Johanna Rossbach Page 15: Photo courtesy of Airbus Page 16: Photo courtesy of www.president.go.kr Page 40: Top photo courtesy of Airbus For further information please contact the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Table of Contents Introduction 2 Snapshots of collective action 6 Born at COP 10 – A global strategy for living in harmony with nature 20 The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety 46 All good things need to continue 53 hinkstock T / tockbyte S Introduction 2010: An historical year for the biodiversity family and the beginning of a new era for living in harmony with nature into the future has been a truly histor- path. Global Biodiversity Outlook 3, based ic year. It started with on the best available scientific evidence, 2010 the launch of the In- and drawing upon 120 national reports of ternational Year of Biodiversity in Berlin and Parties to the Convention, acknowledged culminated with the High-Level Event of the that we had not met the 2010 targets and 65th session of the United Nations General warned of the consequences of further bio- Assembly held in New York on 22 September diversity loss. The continuing loss of species with the participation of heads of State and and habitats, predicted to accelerate under government. The year was closed in Kanaza- the growing impact of climate change, has wa City, Ishikawa prefecture in Japan, with placed so much pressure on the life-sup- AHMED DJOGHLAF the ceremony contributing to the launch of porting ecosystems of our world that many Executive Secretary of the the 2011 International Year of Forests. risk passing a “tipping point”. We were re- Convention on Biological Diversity In early May 2010, the world received a minded that the status of biodiversity for mil- wake-up call that warned of the consequenc- lions of years to come will be determined by es of continuing on our current development the actions that human society takes in the I S tockphoto T / 2 YEAR IN REVIEW 2010 hinkstock hinkstock T / ARDLE C C M IS V A D coming decades. This was a sobering mes- human well-being into sage to receive during the International Year the future. of Biodiversity. The Nagoya biodi- However, there was also a message of versity summit adopt- hope. Humans have the power and the tools ed the 2011-2020 Bio- needed to avoid this scenario. During the diversity Strategic Plan, the “Aichi Japan’s Minister of International Year of Biodiversity, the world Target”, which includes 20 headline targets, the Environment, Ryu stepped up and responded to this chal- organized under five strategic goals that ad- Matsumoto, and Ahmed lenge. Citizens around the world, through dress the underlying causes of biodiversity Djoghlaf, CBD Executive thousands of events and activities, discov- loss, reduce the pressures on biodiversity, Secretary, celebrate the successful conclusion of ered the importance of biodiversity, demon- safeguard biodiversity at all levels, enhance COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan strated the kinds of actions needed to save the benefits provided by biodiversity, and it, and called for the world to act. provide for capacity-building. Moreover, at the tenth meeting of the Con- Among the targets, Parties agreed to at ference of the Parties, held in Nagoya, Japan, least halve and where feasible bring close in October, some 18,000 participants repre- to zero the rate of loss of natural habitats senting the 193 Parties and their partners including forests; protect 17 per cent of ter- agreed on a package of measures that, if restrial and inland water areas and 10 per implemented, will ensure that the ecosys- cent of marine and coastal areas; restore tems of the planet will continue to sustain at least 15 percent of degraded areas; and “The status of biodiversity for millions of years to come will be determined by the actions that human society takes in the coming decades. This was a sobering message to receive during the International Year of Biodiversity. However, there was also a message of hope. Humans have the power and the tools needed to avoid this scenario. In 2010 the world stepped up and responded to this challenge.” YEAR IN REVIEW 2010 3 and multilateral donor agencies agreed to translate the plan into their respective development cooperation priorities. To support developing countries in implementing the Nagoya compact, Japan established the Japan Biodiversity Fund. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan committed USD 2 bil- lion for the three coming years to financing biodiversity projects. Additional financial resources were announced by France, the S tockbyte European Union and Norway, with nearly USD 110 million being mobilized in support T / of projects under the CBD LifeWeb Initiative, hinkstock which aims at enhancing the protected-area agenda. Parties will define mechanisms in time for COP 11 in India in 2012 through which additional financial resources can be make special efforts to reduce the pressures identified and channeled. faced by coral reefs. And finally, a historic step was taken when The Aichi Target was endorsed by the 65th Parties adopted the Nagoya Protocol on Ac- session of the United Nations General As- cess to Genetic Resources and the Fair and sembly as the strategic plan of the whole Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from biodiversity family. This overarching biodi- Their Utilization. This significant agreement versity framework contains means of imple- creates a framework that balances access mentation and monitoring and evaluation to genetic resources on the basis of prior in- mechanisms. The Parties agreed to translate formed consent and mutually agreed terms the Aichi Target into national biodiversity with the fair and equitable sharing of ben- strategies and action plans by 2014. efits while taking into account the important Moreover, the 650 participants at the role of traditional knowledge. The Nagoya Nagoya Summit on Cities and Biodiversity Protocol is expected to gain early entry into agreed to translate the Aichi Targets into force by 2012, with support from the Global action plans at the city level. To this end, a Environment Facility of USD 1 million. The Singapore urban biodiversity index, tested Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Pro- out in 34 cities, was endorsed. A biodiver- tocol on Liability and Redress to the Carta- sity partnership between mayors and policy gena protocol on Biosafety was also a major makers was born in Nagoya with 122 parlia- breakthrough in Nagoya. mentarians of the world adopting the Nagoya The road from Curitiba to Nagoya was excit- Declaration on Parliamentarians and Biodi- ing. The road from Nagoya to New Delhi will versity. A Multi-Year Plan of Action on South- be challenging. The challenge we face indi- South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Devel- vidually and collectively is to make sure that opment was adopted by the G77 and China in the Nagoya Biodiversity compact produces support of the Aichi Target. At the Ecosystems concrete action over the years to come. To Pavilion, heads of agencies and international this end, the 2011-2020 International De- organizations discussed ways to better inte- cade of Biodiversity is a major tool aimed at grate actions to combat biodiversity loss, cli- engaging all sectors of society in the battle mate change and land degradation.

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